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Italian Captain and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon helped his country reach their fourteenth consecutive FIFA World Cup thanks to two fine performances over the last week. On Friday, he kept a clean sheet as The Azurri took care of Bulgaria 1:0 in Palermo. On Tuesday evening in Turin, they secured the top spot of Group B andheld off the Czech Republic 2:1.

Portugal sit tied with Russia at the top of their group. On Friday, they left Belfast with a convincing 2:4 win against Northern Ireland with Cristiano Rolando doing most of the damage. He scored a hat-trick in  less than twenty minutes, and with important matches against Israel and Luxembourg coming next month, Portuguese fans will be hoping his goal scoring continues.

Even without a loss on their record, the German National Team has yet to qualify for next summer’s FIFA World Cup. Thankfully, with excellent performances from a number of players, including Toni Kroos, there is little doubt that they will secure their qualification next month. Kroos got on the scoresheet during Germany’s 3:0 win against Austia, and he was in form a few days later as they visited the Faroe Islands and defeated their hosts 0:3.

Starting XI (Playing 3-5-2)

• GK: Gianluigi Buffon – Juventus – Italy
• LB: Jordi Alba – FC Barcelona – Spain
• CB: Aurélien Chedjou– Galatasaray SK – Cameroon
• RB: Stephan Lichtsteiner – Juventus – Switzerland
• CDM: Toni Kroos – Bayern München – Germany
• CDM: Steven Defour – FC Porto – Belgium
• LM: James Rodríguez– AS Monaco – Colombia
• RM: Anders Svensson - IF Elfsborg – Sweden
• CAM: Gylfi Sigurðsson – Tottenham Hotspur – Iceland
• ST: Danny Welbeck – Manchester United – England
• ST: Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid – Portugal

Substitutes & Reserves

• GK: Samir Handanovič – Inter Milan – Slovenia
• CB: Ragnar Klavan – FC Augsburg – Estonia
• CM: Celso Borges – AIK – Costa Rica
• LM: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson – AZ – Iceland
• ST: Alexandr Kokorin – Dinamo Moskva – Russia
• CF: Bernard Parker – Kaizer Chiefs – South Africa
• ST: Umut Bulut – Galatasaray SK – Turkey

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